The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-27
THE HADDOCK MURDER.
No Abatement of Interest in the Trial-Im-
pOrtant Testimony Elected Yesterday.


the Haddock murder trial opened with the ap
pearance of NJ. D. OConnel of Fort Dodge,
who appointed by the Governor, some time
ago. to assist the State counsel. The interest
in the case intensifes as the taking Of the testi
mony proceeds. The important witnesses for
the prosecution are being held in reserve. Those
examined this morning were residents in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the of the tragedy on
! the night of Aug. 3. The most important of this
number was an old man named Van Ingham,
who now states with considerable earnestness
that the form and carriage of the he
pass his window on the run after the shot was
fired, and proceeding from the scene Of the MUIR
der, was John Arensdorf. This bit Of testimony
| created futter of excitement among the
packed audience, but the testimony not I'M
expected by the defendant The cross examina
ton Of this witness unusually vigorous. and
a contradictory line of evidence produced and
clearly admitted between his former statements
at the coroner's inquest and the testimony be-
fore the grand jury.
Van Ingham is about sixty years of age. At
the time Of the murder he lived on the west side
of the bridge, directly across the east side of
which the shooting occurred Opposite his resi-
dence is the frame brewery building, but be-
tween lov00
feet front This space is used as driveway
along the side of the building and little back
from the center of the brewery is entrance of
wide sliding doorways, which is used for re-
ceving and discharging beer barrels. Across
the bridge, from the east side, ran Arensdorf
and Peters, the Deer-wagon driver. who is still
missing. coming west toward the brewery and
when about at the west approach to that bridge,
| the electric light dangling midway in the street
| from the corner Of the block threw it's rejecting
rays fully on the faces of these two men as they
passed within seventeen feet of the window out
| of which Van Ingham was looking They
| turned up this driveway leading to the double
| doorway Arensdorf in the lead. and turning his
| head from side to side over his shoulders as he
| ran His companion, Peters, the larger Of the
| two, came directly afGer him, and looking
straight ahead; they passed into the side door
way. This is the story of Van 1ngham.
Juryman Webster received permission from
| counsel and court and asked Van Ingharl where
the men were when he saw them. They were
on the west end of the bridge" replied the wit
ness. Here the juryman became intensely par
tisan in his actions and words and with much
| feeling and emphasis asked questions and added
| constructions to the witnesses testimony that
| fairly raised the excitement in the courtroom to
sensation. Either Webster was seeking to be-
| fiddle the witness on the question OF identity
| far as related to Arensdorf, or was covering mp
his intentions, by purposely leading his words in
the direction of the defense. Van Ingham's age
| and feebleness made him poor witness, and the
| severe cross examination to which he sub
| jected very much destroyed the value of his evil
| dence.
| The remainder of the evidence In troduced so
| far to-day corroborates the witness to two
men going across the bridge, but the testimony
| of Mrs Eberhart, wife of the proprietor of the
| Columbia House, in front of whose place the
minister was killed, does not agree with the
story of Van Ingham as to the number or speed.
She did not see them, but thinks from the sound
there must have been three men crossing the
| bridge, and they were walking instead of run
| ming
Another important bit of testimony was given
| by John Fitzsimmons the first witness called
to-day. He was looking out of the Columbia
| House door when the shot was fred and through
the darkness saw the assassin commit the deed,
but it was too dark to recognize him further
than to state that the color of his pants was
light The man who fred the shot went to-
wards the bridge.
John Fitzsimmons described the shooting of
Haddock with considerable dramatic force and
effect. "Just before the shot was fired out of
the window of the Columbia House saw Had
dock 60 over the crossing. The man that did the
shooting walked out from Dnen's corner. The
night was dark; the two men met about twelve
feet from Dinen's corner. When the man came
out from the corner and met Haddock, he
passed the latter about foot and then
turned and shot him. There was no
scuff1e; the man that fred the shot walked
toward the Columbia House Haddock staggered
around quite :. Bit gurgled and fell on his hands
ard knees. shut the front door of the Column
bia House at the request Of Charles Eberhadt,
the proprietor. The man that fred the shot
passed Haddock on the right, and when about
one foot past him wheeled and fred the fatal
shot. The man had not reached the lamp-post
when he disappeared from my sight. He had on
alight colored pair of pants did not see his face
I upstairs, woke my partner, and came
down. Went over with a bucket of water and
Observation-Disclosures face off. Met police; they
told me to keep quiet until morning. Could moi
see the color of the clothes Of the man that irei
! the shot, only by the pistol fash. saw hil
&1nvvx i~ht eli L.
Arensdorf"
o r. r. McAllster another Columbia Hous.
. boarder, whose bedroom was on the side of tn,
a street adjoining the bridge over which tn,
assassin was supposed to have run, testified: 81
was about to lay down; looked out of the win
e dow and saw two men walking rapidly ives
Q across the bridge, and others going north OF
Water street Did not know them. The mel
. going across the bridge walked rather leisurely
e think there were three The other men wer
j. running up Water street."
At the afternoon session the courtroom be
- came so crowded as to become uncomfortable
!. As the story Of the crime Is unraveled interes
! | and public curiosity intensifes The bushes
= of the city is practically at stand-still, ant
= trade is carried on in an Indifferent manner
= The people have become thoroughly wrappe,
y up in the systeres Of the case, and as the awful
deed Is unfolded the fever and tumultuous sym
!. pathies of last August being awakened t
- the same surprising degree of emotion. TIL
a densey packed courtroom is as quiet dur
- ing the giving of evidence as il no lif
:, - was about the building but when some new bi
4 of startling evidence is brought out, suppressed
~ whispers and EXPLANATIONS drown tho voices o
e lawyer and witnesses. The witnesses examines
!. this afternoon were Willie Junk, the son of
: saloon-keeper. at whose place the conspirator
:, met before proceeding to the scene of the xii
"a Ing; James Scotland, street commissioner; r.
r Grady, city councilman and deputy Unite
:. States collector, and T. p. Murphy. Unite
IN States district attorney and who, until the CAS-
10 came In court was one of the States counsel i
10 the present case
a. -
il An Embexzling Secretary.
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